I have a soft spot for schools. When I was a kid, I used to overstay at mine, just to read books and comics at the library. When I was older, I overstayed to talk to my favorite teachers, and to hang out with friends.
With this year’s summer temperature peaking at 36°C, you’d surely want to take a plunge and doze off after a refreshing swim.
Shoes can make or break your outfit. Whether you finish off your trendy look with rugged sneakers, classic flats or delicate sandals, one thing’s for sure—your stylish pair doesn’t have to burn a hole in your pocket.
Moms. They are beautiful people who dedicate their entire lives to nurturing and expressing their heartfelt love for their children. Imagine the lengths they go through to protect the life in their wombs, nurturing and raising a miracle of a lifetime. They’re truly awe-inspiring.
Our mothers are the light of our homes, and they help support our fathers in parenting. But what happens when our mother is suddenly expected to play the role of both mom and dad? How is happiness defined when our father unexpectedly disappears? And what becomes of the mother and child relationship?
It’s a given that mothers represent unconditional love, care and illumination. Whenever our lives become dark, cloudy and seemingly meaningless, we run to our mothers for guidance, because they’ve experienced most of the things we are going through, or will be going through in the future.
John Gabriel “Jao” de Joya Ong, 18 and a six-footer, has made his mark in basketball (his first love) and track and field. Having spent five years playing ball, the Ateneo High School fresh graduate now has junior UAAP basketball titles under his belt.
That is the greeting one gets upon entering an Etude House boutique. Etude House, a Korean brand famous for makeup and skincare products, is known for treating their clients like royalty. On top of being addressed as royalty in their boutiques, one is also followed around by a personal shopper who helps choose the right products.
Most of today’s trends have taken inspiration from the ’60s. It’s an era also called the Swinging ’60s, because of its breaking traditions and social taboos, like sexism and racism. Women in those days opted to mix-match their pieces with other items of clothing. This introduced key pieces that are still cropping up in today’s fashion.
And then, I opened my eyes… That was the end of another meditation session—which followed the ritual of closing my eyes, quieting my mind, and reconnecting with my inner self. I used to roll my eyes over meditation and all that so-called fancy talk, but lately it has started to work better for me.
A lot of breakthrough beauty products are the results of happy accidents. Eyelash growth serums were discovered when patients under a new glaucoma medicine discovered the pleasant side effect of longer lashes. The drug Retin-A, discovered and developed in the late 1970s, was an irritation-free means to treat acne; users noticed how their wrinkles seemed to have disappeared with continued use, and today, retinoids and its derivatives are still one of the go-to ingredients for anti-aging creams.
